Join us for Meg Spearman's presentation of the WRI Practitioner’s Guide On Approaches to M&E for (Climate Change) Adaptation.

The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network is a key regional initiative to help vulnerable countries in Asia and the Pacific enhance their adaptive capacity to respond to the increasing impacts of climate change, by mobilizing knowledge and technology. APAN is calling for submission of interest for its Sub regional nodes and thematic nodes.

The annual InterAction Forum serves as a venue for the leadership of NGOs, governments, philanthropy, corporations and civil society to come together and forge common solutions that focus on our work to improve the lives of the world’s poor and marginalized and that move us toward a world that works for all.

- Engage with government decision makers, private sector leaders, relief and development experts and hundreds of peers who share your interests and commitments.

- Learn about latest developments in issues that affect our sector.

- Get trained in best practices and skills that support your work.Shape the direction of the NGO sector and build our effectiveness as a community of the most accountable and professional nonprofits engaging internationally to build a sustainable and equitable world.

http://www.interaction.org/forum-2012

The ICP workshops series is organised twice per year under the auspices of the European Ph.D. Network on International Climate Policy (ICP). It aims to offer doctoral candidates the opportunity to present their research ideas and results, receive feedback, and exchange information and assistance in an informal setting. Contributions of Ph.D. students from all disciplines working on topics relevant to climate policy are invited. Participation is free of charge, but participants are expected to cover their travel and accommodation expenses.

We seek to bring together 30-40 Ph.D. students, who present and discuss their work. Each presentation will be followed by comments of a fellow Ph.D. candidate and a discussion of the paper. There will be a small number of places available for participants without own presentation. However, active involvement is required. Each participant may be asked to serve as a discussant for a presentation in a related field.

More information on the workshop and the Call for Papers – closing the 29^th of Jauary! – is given here: http://www.wipo.uni-freiburg.de/tagungen/24icpworkshop

Bonn, Germany.

While cities make efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and increase urban energy-efficiency, they are at the same time vulnerable. Climate change is already leading to an increased frequency of extreme weather events bringing floods, landslides and droughts while melting glaciers threaten the drinking water supply of large cities and sea-level rise imperils many coastal communities. Many of these climate change impacts will be – and in some cases already have been – felt directly at the local level. Local governments have a responsibility to protect their people, property, and resources. With the economies, livelihoods, safety and character of their communities at stake, cities are harnessing their visionary leadership and policy tools to increase resilience as they prepare for the future.

http://resilient-cities.iclei.org/bonn2012/home/

We invite you to join us for CES Halifax 2012 as we engage in the collective exploration of what it means to value differences of all kinds in the profession and practice of evaluation.

Sub-theme 1: Evaluating Diverse Populations and Programs

Sub-theme 2: Difference within the Evaluation Profession

Sub-theme 3: Encountering Difference in Evaluation Methods and Approaches

For more information:  http://www.ceshalifax2012.ca/

The International Water Association (IWA) is a professional membership association of leading water professional with over 10,000 members in 130 countries. Recognising the importance interlinked importance of water, climate and energy IWA’s Water, Climate and Energy (WCE) programme addresses both the adaptation and the mitigation aspects of climate change and water. It is at the forefront in raising awareness of the critical WCE linkages within the water sector and advocating at the United Nations COP series focussed on the urban water industry in both developed and developing countries.

The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The challenges of climate change adaptation and incorporating uncertainty into the city vision and infrastructure will be discussed together with the impacts and responses of climate change on water resources. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, operating in a carbon constrained world and a focus on renewable energy including practical applications and integration in to the energy mix will be covered.

Solutions to these challenges, including the role of technologies and smart networks will also be a central theme. Recognising that technology is only part of the solution the conference will also address the economic, political and regulatory aspects of water, climate and energy.

More information can be found here: http://iwa-wcedublin.org/

The 36th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the fifteenth session of the AWG-LCA, the seventeenth session of the AWG-KP and the first sessions of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action will take place between 14-25 May.

The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) will be represented at the SBSTA in via a Side-event and a booth.

For more information: http://unfccc.int/meetings/bonn_may_2012/meeting/6599.php

ICES, PICES and IOC joined forces in 2008 for the first global ocean symposium (Gijón, Spain) and it attracted 400 scientists from 48 countries. This second look at the "Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans" will lead us through many issues of the role of climate change on the oceans: sea level rise, changes in thermo-haline ocean circulation, acidification, oligotrophy of temperate seas, changes in species abundance, distribution and phenology, loss of biodiversity, all of which will have serious implications for marine living resources, etc. This symposium aims to bring together experts from different disciplines to exchange observations, results, models and ideas at a global scale and to discuss the opportunities to mitigate and protect the marine environment and its living resources.

For more information visit: http://www.pices.int/meetings/international_symposia/2012/Yeosu/scope.aspx

Come and hear from leading sustainable finance experts about their exciting work in international climate change projects, sustainable banking and Socially Responsible Investing.

Sustainable finance is topical right now.  In the aftermath of the global financial crises, everyone seems to be trying to make finance more sustainable. But what are the upcoming trends and initiatives out there that really stand to make a difference? 

An essential event for aspiring and existing sustainability professionals!

Scott McGregor – CEO, Camco

offers an overview on the international sustainable finance market, drawing on its global clean energy projects in the US, the UK, China, Africa, Russia and SEA

Karl Schultz – Executive Chairman, The Higher Ground Foundation

a longtime player in the climate change, finance, and development space, will discuss his organisation’s vision, plans, and work to date to unlock sustainable finance for climate adaptation.

Naomi English – Head of ESG Consultants & Client Services, MSCI

covers an introduction to Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), specifically how the industry has evolved as well as how investors are integrating sustainability into their investment decisions and the major challenges and opportunities they face.

Carey Bohjanen – Independent Consultant

has a great story to tell and share her experience from a current project on setting sustainable banking principles for Nigeria. She previously held posts at Sustainable Finance Ltd and PwC.

The event promises to draw an eclectic crowd and the networking afterwards is not to be missed!

To learn more about the event, please visit: http://london.netimpact.org.uk/sustainable-finance/

This international conference will focus on the current state of knowledge on climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, services and activities. It will highlight methods and challenges to mitigate or tackle climate change impacts, both before they arise and once they have occured. It will show how climate change and forest sciences address the issues facing forest managers.

More information can be found here: http://www.gip-ecofor.org/tours2012/

A defining issue throughout human history has been how societies have pursued the supply and management of energy. Our view of the world and the world economy over the last 3-4 human generations has been shaped by assumptions of infinite energy supplied primarily by fossil fuels. Impact assessments have scrutinized thousands of energy projects, but few have considered the long-term future supply and sources of non-renewable and renewable energy as critical to decision-making. Now, however, the basic principle of limitless energy is under challenge.

 Impact assessment has proven to be a powerful evolving tool able to incorporate environmental, social and health concerns, among others, in decision-making processes. More integrated approaches are being tested for biodiversity and climate change. Understanding the future of energy must also be one of the highest priorities for impact assessment professionals.

What is the role of impact assessment on future global, national and local energy decisions and choices? How can we tackle the environmental and social risks that will appear as a result of our quest for the development, production and management of new energy sources?

For more detail about the event, please visit: http://www.iaia.org/iaia12/

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA - Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2012

Co-hosted and convened by the University of Arizona in the southwestern United States, and by UNEP’s Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA), the conference focuses on adaptation to climate variability and change. The conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share insights into the challenges and opportunities that adaptation presents.  It will showcase cutting-edge research from around the world, focusing on themes of equity and risk, learning, capacity building, methodology, adaptation finance and investment, and ecosystem based adaptation approaches. It will explore practical adaptation policies and approaches, and share strategies for decision making from the international to the local scale.

http://www.adaptation.arizona.edu/adaptation2012